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an e-mail from then cia director david petraeus reveals some of his hesitations. petraeus writes quote, no mention of the cable to cairo either? frankly, i'd just as soon not use them. this concern after his deputy scratched out mentions in a talking points mention of al qaeda, fighters in libya, a warning to the cairo embassy. u.s. officials meanwhile say a person who played a central role in the benghazi attack have been identified. federal criminal charges against that person will soon be made public. >>> in the third headline out of washington, attorney general eric holder says it was not him but his number two who made the call to subpoena phone records from the associated press. grilled on capitol hill yesterday, holder said deputy attorney general james cole made the decision in the investigation is into a plot to bomb a u.s. airliner. >> i'm not familiar with the reasons why the subpoena was constructed in the way that it was because i'm not a part of the case. >> the ap called the department of justice's action a serious interference with their right to g
an e-mail from then cia director david petraeus reveals some of his hesitations. petraeus writes quote, no mention of the cable to cairo either? frankly, i'd just as soon not use them. this concern after his deputy scratched out mentions in a talking points mention of al qaeda, fighters in libya, a warning to the cairo embassy. u.s. officials meanwhile say a person who played a central role in the benghazi attack have been identified. federal criminal charges against that person will soon be...
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it was the cia that seemed to take out the word "al qaeda." it was the cia that changed the word "attack" to "demonstration". if you're looking for state department changes, as well, there is evidence of that. for example, the state department pressed to take out ansar al sharia, an the al-qaeda affiliate, was behind the attacks. there is evidence that the state department did press for that change. so there is enough for both sides to grab at in these e-mails to keep this alive as an issue for some time to come, piers. >> okay. very quickly. the pair of you, just tell me which one of the three you think is actually the most damaging. i'll start with you, jessica. >> i think the irs. because it hits americans where they understand it. >> okay. dana? >> absolutely agree. look, we all are -- it sends a chill up our spine. the concept of the federal government taking all of our -- or the press corps' e-mail records or phone records, i should say. but i don't think the american people care as much as we do. the irs is something everybody gets, eve
it was the cia that seemed to take out the word "al qaeda." it was the cia that changed the word "attack" to "demonstration". if you're looking for state department changes, as well, there is evidence of that. for example, the state department pressed to take out ansar al sharia, an the al-qaeda affiliate, was behind the attacks. there is evidence that the state department did press for that change. so there is enough for both sides to grab at in these e-mails to...
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report revealing cia's role thwarting a terror plot. they call that article a serious leak. >> this is among, if not the most serious, it is within the top two or three, most serious leaks that i've ever seen. it put the american people at risk. and that is not hyperbole. it put the american people at risk. and trying to determine who is responsible for that, i think required very aggressive action. >> holder recused himself from the matter because of a conflict of interest. the white house maintains it had no prior knowledge of the a.p. investigation. >>> for the second time in as many weeks, a military member in charge of protecting victims of sexual assault is facing allegations of it himself. he is accused of forcing one soldier into prostitution. and for sexually assaulting at least two others. the sergeant first class has been suspended. and no charges have been filed. >>> meanwhile, defense secretary chuck hagel is ordering all sexual assault personnel in all services to go through a new training and screening program. this, as a
report revealing cia's role thwarting a terror plot. they call that article a serious leak. >> this is among, if not the most serious, it is within the top two or three, most serious leaks that i've ever seen. it put the american people at risk. and that is not hyperbole. it put the american people at risk. and trying to determine who is responsible for that, i think required very aggressive action. >> holder recused himself from the matter because of a conflict of interest. the...
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embassy officials trying to recruit a russian agent to the cia. they claim he carried an arsenal of spy supplies including a compass and street map but some question if these are modern day tools of a real american spy. >> i don't know that i would necessarily expect a spy to be walking around with two wigs, three pairs of sunglasses and his official diplomatic id card. >> his arrest comes as u.s. and russian agents have been working together in the investigation over the boston bombings. >>> let's check the weather. >> i usually carry around a couple of wigs in case i miss the forecast. [ laughter ] >> i like this one. >> the one you had on this morning was good. he pretty good out there now. you need a little extra hair as we have the winds kicking up outside. [ laughter ] >> it's blustery in spots already in san francisco. you see the winds starting to whip through the trees there and more winds around the bay area. they will be picking up throughout the afternoon. the flags are waving inland as well as we are seeing some of those gusty winds d
embassy officials trying to recruit a russian agent to the cia. they claim he carried an arsenal of spy supplies including a compass and street map but some question if these are modern day tools of a real american spy. >> i don't know that i would necessarily expect a spy to be walking around with two wigs, three pairs of sunglasses and his official diplomatic id card. >> his arrest comes as u.s. and russian agents have been working together in the investigation over the boston...
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in other words, all that talk of protest began with the cia. that doesn't change in this. what changed was the context, taking out all references to the terror threat in benghazi. >> you are there at the white house day in and day out. i wonder with this incoming fire from critics on so many different fronts, how serious do they think all this is? >> it's a serious distraction, at the very least. the president has an agenda for his second term, including immigration reform, gun control, the budget. and nobody is talking about that right now. they're trying to get through it so the president can get back to what he wants to talk about, his agenda for the united states. >>> thank you, jonathan karl. >>> there's also another scandal out of washington tonight on sexual assault in the military. and a new investigation under way there. abc's martha raddatz has that. >> reporter: first it was the officer running the sexual assault prevention office for the air force charged with sexual assault. now it is an army sergeant at fort hood under investigation for "abusive sexual contac
in other words, all that talk of protest began with the cia. that doesn't change in this. what changed was the context, taking out all references to the terror threat in benghazi. >> you are there at the white house day in and day out. i wonder with this incoming fire from critics on so many different fronts, how serious do they think all this is? >> it's a serious distraction, at the very least. the president has an agenda for his second term, including immigration reform, gun...
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when jay carney continues to say the cia prepared these talking points. that's absolute nonsense. they were prepared by the cia, when they were sent to the white house were totally different from the final product. they were revised by the white house, by the state department. that's the purpose of a select committee. that's what was done in watergate and iran/contra. i don't want to say who is responsible because we don't know. that's the importance of having a select committee. but again, this is not just -- you are talking about how much money in a tax return or whether or not national debt, what the exact amount is -- we are talk about this lives and deaths of americans. to be faking that story is just inexcusable. we have to find out who did it, why it was done and who allowed it to happen. and what happened that friday, saturday, and sunday. >> jamie: i know you will search for the truth. well now, i guess, there are revelations that 12 revisions were made. many of our viewers know what they are, already. tell me, let's listen to jay carney. is this the truth or a lie? liste
when jay carney continues to say the cia prepared these talking points. that's absolute nonsense. they were prepared by the cia, when they were sent to the white house were totally different from the final product. they were revised by the white house, by the state department. that's the purpose of a select committee. that's what was done in watergate and iran/contra. i don't want to say who is responsible because we don't know. that's the importance of having a select committee. but again,...
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our report last week showed the state department was involved in editing the cia's talking points about benghazi in the days after the attack. four americans were killed including ambassador chris stevens. >>> and there's more outrage than usual directed at the irs this morning after its targeted of the tea party. the agency is apologizing for heightened scrutiny of certain groups during last year's elections. it is blaming three lower level employees. a report coming out this week claims senior irs officials knew about the targeting as early as 2011. several congressional committees are promising to investigate. >>> the united states and south korea have begun joint naval exercises despite objections from the north. the trillions got under way this morning with an american strike group led by the "uss nimitz." the strike group has guided missile destroyers and a missile cruiser. exercises could push the peninsula to the brink of war, says north korea. >>> minnesota takes another step toward legalizing gay marriage this week. minnesota's how approved a bill to legalize gay marriage last
our report last week showed the state department was involved in editing the cia's talking points about benghazi in the days after the attack. four americans were killed including ambassador chris stevens. >>> and there's more outrage than usual directed at the irs this morning after its targeted of the tea party. the agency is apologizing for heightened scrutiny of certain groups during last year's elections. it is blaming three lower level employees. a report coming out this week...
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he was accused of being a cia act. jill dougherty is covering this story. tell us about it. >> reporter: i think what you are seeing is russians are saying this is really a pattern. they are saying, number one, ryan fog el the most recent case has actually been they would argue was with the cia. they you into it before he came. it wasn't the first time he was spying. when he came to russia, they were watching him. they say over the past two years the united states has been upping its attempts to recruit russians, most of them intelligence agents to work for the cia. in fact, they say, as you pointed out, in january of this year an unnamed american also was expelled because of that. we asked the state departmentant. that they are not giving any details or confirming that. and then finally, they say, you know, it's simply, it was too much for them. the phrase is they tested our patients and it was beyond the pail and russia says they had to make this latest case very public, which they have been. so, carole, i think you can say there is a lot going on here, a
he was accused of being a cia act. jill dougherty is covering this story. tell us about it. >> reporter: i think what you are seeing is russians are saying this is really a pattern. they are saying, number one, ryan fog el the most recent case has actually been they would argue was with the cia. they you into it before he came. it wasn't the first time he was spying. when he came to russia, they were watching him. they say over the past two years the united states has been upping its...
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there were leaks about a cia operation we believe in yemen. and made its way into the associated press. the fbi is trying to find out who the leaker is. all right? now, possibly could be the attorney general of the united states. so, holder steps back and says, you know what? i'm not going to conduct an investigation that might even look at me. so, all right. that's what he he did. so there he can get up and he goes i don't know anything about it i recuse myself. it was my deputy who ordered the a.p. leaks. number one, does that make sense to you? >> it doesn't. because your deputy is still your deputy on everything else. certainly that person -- you need to put someone independent there. not someone who works direct little underneath you. here is the second problem. this was just targeted at the leaks, that's a valid law enforcement endeavor. the problem is this is such widespread. if you looked at what the request was and how widespread it was. what it basically feels like and you are seeing people in the press saying that by the way the cur
there were leaks about a cia operation we believe in yemen. and made its way into the associated press. the fbi is trying to find out who the leaker is. all right? now, possibly could be the attorney general of the united states. so, holder steps back and says, you know what? i'm not going to conduct an investigation that might even look at me. so, all right. that's what he he did. so there he can get up and he goes i don't know anything about it i recuse myself. it was my deputy who ordered...
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as the guys on the e-mail shows then white house director john brennan who is the director of the cia said they tweaked it. jay carney said they were only minor tweaks. >> that initial information that includes all information we saw no evidence to back up claims by others that it was a preplanned or pre-meditated attack. >> the early drafts read we know islamic extremists with ties to al qaeda participated in the attack. hours later that day both al qaeda and attacks were deleted. it had been replaced with quote violent demonstrations. state department spokesman victoria newland they show evidence of communication between her leadership and national security staff to soften sop some of the language in the talking points. the first example: language about the cia's prior red flags were addressed and she suggested taking them out. as some lawmakers tell us such as lindsay gram and jason chafus we don't have all of the documents at all. >> i know absolutely for total certain at this this is a small anying goj. there are 25,000 documents. >> e-mails? >> a lot of them e-mails a lot of the
as the guys on the e-mail shows then white house director john brennan who is the director of the cia said they tweaked it. jay carney said they were only minor tweaks. >> that initial information that includes all information we saw no evidence to back up claims by others that it was a preplanned or pre-meditated attack. >> the early drafts read we know islamic extremists with ties to al qaeda participated in the attack. hours later that day both al qaeda and attacks were deleted....
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. >> they want to know if they were changing the cia talking points memo. democrats are fighting back they say it's just politics to discredit clinton. >> my concern is when hillary clinton's name smengsed three times in a hearing the secretary of state has high popularity and may well be a candidate for president. i understand prepub cans had a grievance. this happened a month before the election. it turned into something die g diabolic diabolical. if i did i would say it. i don't see that. >> the talking point were changed 12 times. >> committee on intelligence mike rogerstanding by his party avenues forts saying this is not political at all. more whistleblowers are ready to come forward. >> i doubt any one can say they were partisan or political in this. i think that's what we are doing. as a matter of fact the people who testified these are serious 20-year veterans at least in one case of the state department who felt so strongly they wanted to come out and testify. i will tell you we have had people come forward because of the testimony and say we woul
. >> they want to know if they were changing the cia talking points memo. democrats are fighting back they say it's just politics to discredit clinton. >> my concern is when hillary clinton's name smengsed three times in a hearing the secretary of state has high popularity and may well be a candidate for president. i understand prepub cans had a grievance. this happened a month before the election. it turned into something die g diabolic diabolical. if i did i would say it. i don't...
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word that a cia agent has been detained in russia. a russian news agency is reporting that the agent was picked up in moscow while recruiting a russian special service officer and was then handed over to the u.s. embassy. cash and a disguise were reportedly found at the scene and we will have more details as they come available. >>> also, we have new information about cleveland kidnapping suspect ariel castro. we've learned about a string of complaints against him going back decades. and we might have new insight now into his bizarre behavior behind bars. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: the man who allegedly held three women captive for ten years appears to be cracking under the pressure of being locked up himself. >> ariel castro. >> reporter: guards are so concerned ariel castro might hurt himself that they inspect every cup he uses to make sure it's not chipped. jail logs obtained by abc news show castro has even been caught walking around his cell naked. overnight police released recordings of radio traffic of castro's arres
word that a cia agent has been detained in russia. a russian news agency is reporting that the agent was picked up in moscow while recruiting a russian special service officer and was then handed over to the u.s. embassy. cash and a disguise were reportedly found at the scene and we will have more details as they come available. >>> also, we have new information about cleveland kidnapping suspect ariel castro. we've learned about a string of complaints against him going back decades....
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karl that ben rhodes, advisor to the white house, suggested the state department's concerns about the cia talking points needed to be resolved. they needed to have a meeting and concerns needed to be resolved. now someone leaked to jake tapper suggesting ben rose said something far less than they need to be resolved. he said let's get together, we have to have discussion. everyone's points need to be taken into consideration with respect to the investigation. now the white house is using this to say you see, republicans just leaked to these reporters to make this political. and so this is all much ado about nothing. your thoughts? >> the problem is that we -- what we know about the substance of those of various iterations of the talking points is they were converted from true to false and we know, because ben rose is saying everybody's got to get together, that by itself is all right except for the problem that what was the product was something that was misleading and -- i mean terribly misleading in a way that served to advance the administration's story that terrorism was on the wane a
karl that ben rhodes, advisor to the white house, suggested the state department's concerns about the cia talking points needed to be resolved. they needed to have a meeting and concerns needed to be resolved. now someone leaked to jake tapper suggesting ben rose said something far less than they need to be resolved. he said let's get together, we have to have discussion. everyone's points need to be taken into consideration with respect to the investigation. now the white house is using this...
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about why al qaeda's involvement in the benghazi attacks which was fut in the talking points by the cia was removed by the state department or the white house. the president dismissed it calling the matter a political circus. >> the whole issue of this talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a side show. what we have been very clear about throughout was that immediately after this event happened, we were not clear who exactly carried it out, how it had occurred, what the motivations were. >> he did not provide an explanation for, though, for why the final talking points put out a version of events that no one thought occurred in the cia or anywhere else in the administration. the president also responded to the release of internal e-mails saying that members of congress had reviewed them months ago and determined there was nothing afoul of the process. a car bomb blew up near a hospital on a busy street. benghazi, of course, has become an increasingly violent and unsafe place. but until this time government agencies, western entities had been the targets, not civilians
about why al qaeda's involvement in the benghazi attacks which was fut in the talking points by the cia was removed by the state department or the white house. the president dismissed it calling the matter a political circus. >> the whole issue of this talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a side show. what we have been very clear about throughout was that immediately after this event happened, we were not clear who exactly carried it out, how it had occurred, what the...
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indeed, at one point, a cia official said added we revised the document with their concerns in mind. now, major player in all of that was then state department spokeswoman victoria nuland. at 7:16 p.m., she e-mailed quote, the line about knowing there were extremists among the demonstrate evers will come back to us at podium. how do we know, who are they? 23 minutes later without any reply to her earlier e-mail, she wrote again, quote, i just had a convo with redacted name and added on that basis i have serious concerns about all the parts highlighted below. that's when she commenced the argument we have been reporting on for more than a week now, about whether or not we want to be feeding any narratives about how cia gave previous warnings and so forth. >> as i read these talking points that were originally put together by the cia, they do make reference to a spontaneous attack, then they change it to spontaneous demonstration. what they say is this is the first version before our state department weighed in. we believe based on the currently available info, that it was spontaneousl
indeed, at one point, a cia official said added we revised the document with their concerns in mind. now, major player in all of that was then state department spokeswoman victoria nuland. at 7:16 p.m., she e-mailed quote, the line about knowing there were extremists among the demonstrate evers will come back to us at podium. how do we know, who are they? 23 minutes later without any reply to her earlier e-mail, she wrote again, quote, i just had a convo with redacted name and added on that...
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he said basically the revisions to the e-mails are what we described as a manipulation of the cia to get the truth that you want. he referred to it saying it was clear from the get-go that terrorist activity was involved in the attacks in benghazi, those that left four americans, including the u.s. ambassador there dead. today we heard from mccain as well as senator kellie ayotte, saying they want further testimony from hillary clinton, then secretary of state. here was representative issa earlier today, explaining the priorities to his committee. >> was the response correct? could it have been better? why weren't things at least tried or revved up to be tried. afterwards, how could you change talking points 12 times from what seems to be relatively right to what seems to be completely wrong? >> what i hear being assessed is all kinds of ulterior motives. i don't believe they existed. i don't think you can question that there was ma levelens on the part of the president, on the part of the secretary of state or anyone else. it was a very unfortunate incident that turned in to be, i t
he said basically the revisions to the e-mails are what we described as a manipulation of the cia to get the truth that you want. he referred to it saying it was clear from the get-go that terrorist activity was involved in the attacks in benghazi, those that left four americans, including the u.s. ambassador there dead. today we heard from mccain as well as senator kellie ayotte, saying they want further testimony from hillary clinton, then secretary of state. here was representative issa...
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talking points and ended up as cia talking points. they went through all of the obvious details and suspicions and as the judge points out, discredited an ally in the libyan president who said the same day that susan rice went on the talk shows to do the scrub talking points that this is indeed a terrorist attack. slowing down the fbi's investigation endangering our national security. there is is a lot of cover yourself in here. that is going to be hard for the white house susan. >> it's hard to know where to start with all the untruths and sort of the casual attitude towards the truth it shows with what you just showed. the president saying every aspect of this was investigated the report that the state department had put out in december when the chairman of it says no, we had no mandate to do anything about the talking points for an example. that is as clearly an untruth. he throws them off so casually. we also heard after the talking points that the reason they had to strip out any reference to a.q., al qaeda or a.q.i.m. or terrori
talking points and ended up as cia talking points. they went through all of the obvious details and suspicions and as the judge points out, discredited an ally in the libyan president who said the same day that susan rice went on the talk shows to do the scrub talking points that this is indeed a terrorist attack. slowing down the fbi's investigation endangering our national security. there is is a lot of cover yourself in here. that is going to be hard for the white house susan. >> it's...
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that bizarre bust of an accused cia spy in russia just got a lot stranger. russian officials now say he is the second american spy they have caught this year. according to state controlled media there in russia today. they deported another american back in january. accused him of being a cia operative. u.s. officials again have no comment. this comes after russia announced just yesterday it's deporting a diplomat with the united states embassy in moscow. they say they caught him red-handed trying to recruit a russian agent into espionage. here is a picture from the takedown. you can see he is wearing a wig. one of the wigs the russian agents say they found on him. they say he was also carrying sunglasses, a compass and piles of cash. even a letter promising a million bucks a year if that russian agent cooperated with the cia. again, no comment from the spy agency. the state department does confirm the man is an employee but it will not give any details about his job. an american captive in north korea has started serving his 15-year prison sentence there in
that bizarre bust of an accused cia spy in russia just got a lot stranger. russian officials now say he is the second american spy they have caught this year. according to state controlled media there in russia today. they deported another american back in january. accused him of being a cia operative. u.s. officials again have no comment. this comes after russia announced just yesterday it's deporting a diplomat with the united states embassy in moscow. they say they caught him red-handed...
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an interesting analogy, president obama said his first term cia employees would not be investigated for waterboarding people. i assume he doesn't take taxes more seriously than he does torture. they previously have followed this precedent that people follow these orders even if they might be wrong. i expect that's what they will say here. where you will trip the wire, and it often happens in wal washington, is where officials lie. it's simply lying to someone in a federal investigation. that's where people trip wires. there is no indication that is likely to happen here. so the most likely conclusion is no one will be charged if you look at history. >> let me ask you about the other side of this that is what eric holder will have to answer to, if he can, now he is absolving himself of this associated press issue as well. when it comes to the -- what the justice department is able to discuss at this point. the associated press is extremely worried about how vast -- and i mentioned this a moment ago with joe john -- how vast this investigation was and the record seizing was. isn't the law
an interesting analogy, president obama said his first term cia employees would not be investigated for waterboarding people. i assume he doesn't take taxes more seriously than he does torture. they previously have followed this precedent that people follow these orders even if they might be wrong. i expect that's what they will say here. where you will trip the wire, and it often happens in wal washington, is where officials lie. it's simply lying to someone in a federal investigation. that's...
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>> i think you had a situation where there was a dispute with regard to talking points between the cia and the state department, but certainly, the american people deserve the truth. that's one of the reasons why, piers, i wanted to -- our chairman, chairman issa, to allow folks to come forward who wrote the report, the accountability report, so they could come forth and tell us exactly what happened. you know, pickering and certainly mullen, both of them are honorable people. they have done an extensive report. we welcomed, of course, the whistleblowers. they came forth, they -- you know, to say what they said, and then we had chairman issa the other day, on sunday, making various accusations about the authors of the report and now he said he's going to have them go and spend some time with some staffers in private and not allow them for the moment to come forth and make their presentation in public. they've been -- he said they have been untruthful and that they have done -- not done a complete job. those are the kinds of allegations that are very, very serious, and they need -- they
>> i think you had a situation where there was a dispute with regard to talking points between the cia and the state department, but certainly, the american people deserve the truth. that's one of the reasons why, piers, i wanted to -- our chairman, chairman issa, to allow folks to come forward who wrote the report, the accountability report, so they could come forth and tell us exactly what happened. you know, pickering and certainly mullen, both of them are honorable people. they have...
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that from a cia official. republican senator rand paul out of kentucky, a member of the senate foreign relations and homeland security committee with me here, sir. good morning to you, sir. >> good morningsing, where are you on this today, sir? >> one thing that is fascinating we had several statements from hillary clinton saying she wasn't involved. now turns out her spokesman was involved. miss nuland was writing statements saying you, you know what? politically this isn't going to look good. sounds like hillary clinton's fingerprints are all over these talking points and you know, really her resignation was the beginning but she never really fully accepted culpability. she needs to accept culpability for this disaster in benghazi. bill: in addition to hillary clinton, that is the person you want to talk to then? >> well, yeah, because she has been saying she had nothing to do with these talking points. sounds like her spokesman, which is essentially her, is e-mailing back and forth saying she is having conv
that from a cia official. republican senator rand paul out of kentucky, a member of the senate foreign relations and homeland security committee with me here, sir. good morning to you, sir. >> good morningsing, where are you on this today, sir? >> one thing that is fascinating we had several statements from hillary clinton saying she wasn't involved. now turns out her spokesman was involved. miss nuland was writing statements saying you, you know what? politically this isn't going...
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the edits removed references to an al qaeda affiliate, as well as references to previous cia warnings about terror threats in benghazi. not an easy day for the obama administration. president obama will take on these controversies and more during a news conference later today. john and diana. >> tahman, thank you. >>> attorney general eric holder was grilled on capitol hill about several of the obama administration's controversies. one of the sharpest exchanges came when holder was being questioned by california congress p ma congrema darrell issa, who accused holder of not being forthcoming. >> yes, you didn't want us to see the details. mr. attorney general -- >> no. >> -- in knowing the to and from -- >> i'm not going to stop talking now. to characterize something as something else -- >> mr. chairman, will you inform the witness as to the rules of this committee? >> -- too consistent with the way you conduct yourself as a member of congress. it's unacceptable and it's shameful. >> the congressman ignored holder's comments there and continued his line of questioning. >>> lawyers for
the edits removed references to an al qaeda affiliate, as well as references to previous cia warnings about terror threats in benghazi. not an easy day for the obama administration. president obama will take on these controversies and more during a news conference later today. john and diana. >> tahman, thank you. >>> attorney general eric holder was grilled on capitol hill about several of the obama administration's controversies. one of the sharpest exchanges came when holder...
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the ap story apparently stems from the disclosure of a cia operation in yemen. the white house was widely accused of letting that information get out there to burnish its antiterrorism credentials -gs in advance of the election. would i be too cynical that by investigating this leak the white house says, see, it wasn't us? >> are that's what i think the investigation -- i mean when you start looking at this that will come out, if that's what happened that will come out. i don't think we will get a fast and easy answer to the question, though. jon: in the meantime the election is over, that's for sure. joe trippi, thank you. >> thank you, jon. jenna: an accused killer described as a female james bond facing murder charges nor killing for killing a model. there could be more to this case than meets the eye here, details ahead as her trial is set to begin. plus, you have federal prosecutors investigating a leak reportedly involving national security. what justifies seizing phone hrordz from the "associated press"? a former cia officer joins us with his take on leak
the ap story apparently stems from the disclosure of a cia operation in yemen. the white house was widely accused of letting that information get out there to burnish its antiterrorism credentials -gs in advance of the election. would i be too cynical that by investigating this leak the white house says, see, it wasn't us? >> are that's what i think the investigation -- i mean when you start looking at this that will come out, if that's what happened that will come out. i don't think we...
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the general has said to us, the head of the cia has said that's the best information they had at the time. that's what they gave to, you know, that's what happened. >> congressman elijah cummings, thank you for your time, sir. greatly appreciate you responding to the developments in both stories. joining me now, michael smerconish, nbc contributor and washington chairman april ryan and chris kofinis. a lot of attention paid to the president's words saying there is no there, there. also noting that he believes this is a side show at this point. that republicans hung up on points. it shows this is politically motivated. what else did the president say? >> well, the president is basically saying we don't need to make a circus out of this. this is not about politics. this is about, he said, also basically that he doesn't want the names of those to go down in vain because there is a political circus going on. so he wants to focus on the real issue that has happened in benghazi. the deaths of those four who were in service for this country. particularly the ambassador and the other three.
the general has said to us, the head of the cia has said that's the best information they had at the time. that's what they gave to, you know, that's what happened. >> congressman elijah cummings, thank you for your time, sir. greatly appreciate you responding to the developments in both stories. joining me now, michael smerconish, nbc contributor and washington chairman april ryan and chris kofinis. a lot of attention paid to the president's words saying there is no there, there. also...
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according to the russians, he works for the cia. they say they caught him red handed in an unconvincing blond wig in the process of trying to recruit some of their own or one of their own, russian
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this was a cia outpost. four people from the state department were there for probably 30 or so people from the cia. they weren't talking about that. the state department was a little anxious that it would look like they had gotten all of these warnings that they hadn't paid any attention to. so what they're saying here is this was not about politics. this was about figuring out what we could say to the american people that was unclassified and that was accurate. as it turned out, of course, it was completely false. >> because i know in some of these documents, victoria nuland who was the spokesman, spokeswoman for the state department, she was very concerned about the reputation understandably so of the state department. >> well, that's one of the issues gloria just touched on was the fact that there was a huge cia presence in benghazi. and when they evacuated 30 individuals out the morning after, more than 20 of them were from the cia and the state department thought that this, especially the cia annex, tha
this was a cia outpost. four people from the state department were there for probably 30 or so people from the cia. they weren't talking about that. the state department was a little anxious that it would look like they had gotten all of these warnings that they hadn't paid any attention to. so what they're saying here is this was not about politics. this was about figuring out what we could say to the american people that was unclassified and that was accurate. as it turned out, of course, it...
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he is being called a spy for the cia. in a statement issued to cnn, fsb says this american was trying to recruit a staff member at one of the russian special services. the russian foreign ministry has summoned the american ambassador for an explanation. >> complicated when we are trying to deal with intelligence around the boston bombing as well. >>> a disturbing new look into the backyard of cleveland kidnapping suspect ariel castro. photos by a neighbor and obtained by cnn, pamela brown live from cleveland. >> reporter: good morning. pictures are pretty telling. show spoolz of barbed wire, chains, many other items that give us clues into what possibly went on inside the house of horrors. chilling new photos give us a glimpse of ariel castro's backyard, taken over the week know by a neighbor. the backyard resembling a junkyard. spools of barbs wire and probably the most unnerving. chains, the neighbor said he saw hundreds of thick, heavy chains in the yard. and then this mirror, hanging on castro's back door that may hav
he is being called a spy for the cia. in a statement issued to cnn, fsb says this american was trying to recruit a staff member at one of the russian special services. the russian foreign ministry has summoned the american ambassador for an explanation. >> complicated when we are trying to deal with intelligence around the boston bombing as well. >>> a disturbing new look into the backyard of cleveland kidnapping suspect ariel castro. photos by a neighbor and obtained by cnn,...
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man rushes counterintelligence agency says is cia russian spy ryan foggy el. the -- ofogel. they say they detained him briefly and handed him over to moscow, where he held the position of third sect. that embassy the ambassador not commenting t.cia is not commenting t. state department confirmed someone at its embassy was briefly held, otherwise. >> we have no comment at this time. >> reporter: russia's foreign ministry said such provocative action in the cold war does not contribute to building trust. they say some items he was carrying, wicks, a five, dark glasses, envelopes full of cash, what appears to be a moscow map book. when we showed counterintelligence expert eric o'neal those in the video, he said the man could be a cia officer. he said this isn't spykrast, it's stagekrast. >> i doubt a highly trained cia operator is going to be walking the votes in moscow wearing a bad wick. it's portrayed and looks like a setup to pe. >> reporter: he believes they planted that on fogel, maybe to achieve a political objective or zrookt attention from some other matter. o'neil is
man rushes counterintelligence agency says is cia russian spy ryan foggy el. the -- ofogel. they say they detained him briefly and handed him over to moscow, where he held the position of third sect. that embassy the ambassador not commenting t.cia is not commenting t. state department confirmed someone at its embassy was briefly held, otherwise. >> we have no comment at this time. >> reporter: russia's foreign ministry said such provocative action in the cold war does not...
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early on the cia seemed to believe the fbi requested as much. general counsel steven preston e-mailed at 4:20 that friday, folks i know there is hurry to get had out, we need to hold it enough whether complying with it conflicts with express instruction shuns. nsa, department of justice, fbi, that we are not to generate assessments who did this et cetera, even internnally for public release. victoria nuland said why do we want lawmakers on the hill fink iring ansar al ha shia? 13 minutes later a official wrote back to nuland, on that very issue, victoria, we're waiting to hear back from the bureau. about an hour after that, a cia told you in land, we further discussed talking points with your comments and concerns in mind. fbi did not have major concerns with the points and offered only a couple minor suggestions. within an hour after that, a cia official confided to his colleagues at langley, quote, fyi, fbi says al qaeda, not al qaeda in the u.s. lame muck ma greg was involved. so they're pursuing that theory. we're not ahead of law enforcemen
early on the cia seemed to believe the fbi requested as much. general counsel steven preston e-mailed at 4:20 that friday, folks i know there is hurry to get had out, we need to hold it enough whether complying with it conflicts with express instruction shuns. nsa, department of justice, fbi, that we are not to generate assessments who did this et cetera, even internnally for public release. victoria nuland said why do we want lawmakers on the hill fink iring ansar al ha shia? 13 minutes later...
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this was the cia we worked from the cia's talking points. that is not true. the cia officials who were involved in this process understand that is not true and i suspect we'll be hearing a lot more from them in the coming days. it is also the white house's claim that they didn't know anything about these irs investigations and also that they didn't know anything about what the justice department was doing. maybe they're right about the latter two but we certainly need to explore this more. and i think there are real questions about how much the white house knew. martha: indeed. steve, thank you. as always. >> thanks, martha. martha: coming up at 10:30 this morning, bill o'reilly, the host of "the o'reilly factor" here on the fox news channel. he will join us to talk through his take on these big controversies that are plaguing the obama white house now. that is coming up about 27 minutes from now. gregg: and some new reports this morning, that russia has detained an american cia operative accused of spying in moscow. amy kellogg joins us now from our london b
this was the cia we worked from the cia's talking points. that is not true. the cia officials who were involved in this process understand that is not true and i suspect we'll be hearing a lot more from them in the coming days. it is also the white house's claim that they didn't know anything about these irs investigations and also that they didn't know anything about what the justice department was doing. maybe they're right about the latter two but we certainly need to explore this more. and...
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they suggest that's why the state department and the cia went through a dozen different drafts of what to tell the personal people. settling on the idea that the violence resulted in a spontaneous protest. >> clearly, some of the early indication is that they didn't want the narrative that it was a terrorist attack on their watch. clearly that's what it appears to be. but, again, that's what a thorough investigation should determine. >> but democrats are disputing that scenario, pointing out white house did mention terrorism from the very beginning. >> the day after the attack, the president called it a terrorist attack. susan rice in those interviews on sunday described violent extremist elements who took over the attack. i really think this has just become a very, very partisan focused scandal focused attack by the republicans investigating this. instead of trying to figure out exactly what happened. >> and democrats say nothing new was revealed during last week's house hearing. harris? >> harris: steve, what about democrat claims that the benghazi probe is an irst to undermine forme
they suggest that's why the state department and the cia went through a dozen different drafts of what to tell the personal people. settling on the idea that the violence resulted in a spontaneous protest. >> clearly, some of the early indication is that they didn't want the narrative that it was a terrorist attack on their watch. clearly that's what it appears to be. but, again, that's what a thorough investigation should determine. >> but democrats are disputing that scenario,...
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political attack rather than anything that needs to be looked at internally at the white house or the cia or the state department. absolutely saying no cover-up whatsoever. >> and chief white house correspondent jessica yellin who was in the east room. president obama on one hand saying that the benghazi talking points issue is a sideshow, there's no there there. but having a very different tone when it comes to the scandal about the irs targeting conservative and tea party groups. >> that's right, jake. first on the benghazi. i have to tell you i'm not surprised by the tone he took. inside this building as you well know they find this digging around about the talking points and the e-mails sort of ridiculous and just sort of politics as usual because they argue as you heard him say not only has capitol hill had these talking points for many months and the e-mails about them and so the outrage seems sort of to them new, but it's sort of just the politics and what really matters is what happened on the ground. and they've explained. so they just think, you know, we're all engaged in a sill
political attack rather than anything that needs to be looked at internally at the white house or the cia or the state department. absolutely saying no cover-up whatsoever. >> and chief white house correspondent jessica yellin who was in the east room. president obama on one hand saying that the benghazi talking points issue is a sideshow, there's no there there. but having a very different tone when it comes to the scandal about the irs targeting conservative and tea party groups....
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that came from the cia in the wake what have we saw happen at embassy cairo. so that piece of it was answered. but none of that was disclosed by the administration. they didn't say let's update you. we had to push every step of the way for them to give us an inch and then we were told by jay carney in terms of changing the narrative and removing the terror reference and so on, we had nothing to do wheith it. the white house didn't change the talking point, the state department didn't other than consulate to diplomatic. and as americans when we feel like we're being misled, it starts to smell bad and then we push further and further and we want answers. >> even secretary clinton said what difference does it make if it was a demonstration or a couple guys out for a stroll. it was neither one of those two things. it was a planned attack on a visible american target that sadly succeeded. and that's what did difference it makes even to this day. if you think that the cause was something that was not the cause, i.e. the video, you won't be able to protect americans
that came from the cia in the wake what have we saw happen at embassy cairo. so that piece of it was answered. but none of that was disclosed by the administration. they didn't say let's update you. we had to push every step of the way for them to give us an inch and then we were told by jay carney in terms of changing the narrative and removing the terror reference and so on, we had nothing to do wheith it. the white house didn't change the talking point, the state department didn't other than...
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the cia isn't commenting. it also broadcast a recording of an alleged second american spy expelled in january. details of the spy scandal have been splashed across the russian media. interfax news agency even reporting that the wigs ryan fogel wore to disguise himself are similar to wigs taken from a cia agent caught in 1986. experienced russia watchers say it's not surprising alleged spies are being unmasked, but they question, why so publicly and why now? they say it could be the cold wear hangovers, suspicions that just won't die. or an fsb warning to russians, no the to work with the u.s. or maybe the u.s. behind the scenes did something to anger moscow. but it's happening just as secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister are cooperating more on syria. russia is helping in the standoff with north korea. russia's fsb gave the fbi intelligence on one of the boston bombers. in the world of spying, much goes on in the shadows. one former cia officer says, it's all part of america's improved, b
the cia isn't commenting. it also broadcast a recording of an alleged second american spy expelled in january. details of the spy scandal have been splashed across the russian media. interfax news agency even reporting that the wigs ryan fogel wore to disguise himself are similar to wigs taken from a cia agent caught in 1986. experienced russia watchers say it's not surprising alleged spies are being unmasked, but they question, why so publicly and why now? they say it could be the cold wear...
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spy games, wigs, weapons, dark glasses, how russia says it nabbed a cia agent. inside the obama administration's horrible no good very bad week. >>> plus, a teen athlete found dead inside a gym mat. after a picture surfaces, his parents are demanding answers. >> did you believe that? >> no. >> and you still don't believe it? >> no, i don't. >>> and attention space geeks, buzz aldrin joins me live on why america should colonize mars very soon. >>> here we go. hour two. i'm brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me here. i want to begin this hour with some strange goings on in washington. on the justice department's snooping today, the president's chief spokesman says that the white house learned about it yesterday when the rest of us heard the news about the far reaching subpoena covering journalists. and then there is the story concerning the irs apparently making conservative groups jump through all kinds of hoops just to get tax exempt status. jay carney said, hold on, let's get more facts. in washington now, jessica yellin, chief white house correspondent, and
spy games, wigs, weapons, dark glasses, how russia says it nabbed a cia agent. inside the obama administration's horrible no good very bad week. >>> plus, a teen athlete found dead inside a gym mat. after a picture surfaces, his parents are demanding answers. >> did you believe that? >> no. >> and you still don't believe it? >> no, i don't. >>> and attention space geeks, buzz aldrin joins me live on why america should colonize mars very soon....
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that story disclosed details of a cia operation in yemen that stopped an al qaeda plot to detonate a bomb on an airplane. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> new details emerging about the 1-year-old brother of leila fowler who is under the arrest for the fatal stabbing of his sister. a student in a school administration source say the boy was suspended from his middle school for five days earlier this year after he brought a small pocket knife to school. the boy is not being named because he is a minor. he is being held at a juvenile detention center. because of his age, he cannot be tried as an adult in california. >> a suspect identified in the mother's day parade shooting in new orleans. police trying to find him. they're search for 19-year-old akine scott. 19 people wounded, three critically. still not clear if there was more than one shooter. authorities are offering a $10,000 reward in this case. >>> new this morning, three boats carrying up to 150 muslim refugees capsizing off the coast of myanmar. search and rescue operations are under way at this hour and a spokeswoman says th
that story disclosed details of a cia operation in yemen that stopped an al qaeda plot to detonate a bomb on an airplane. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> new details emerging about the 1-year-old brother of leila fowler who is under the arrest for the fatal stabbing of his sister. a student in a school administration source say the boy was suspended from his middle school for five days earlier this year after he brought a small pocket knife to school. the boy is not being named...
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diplomat russia claims is a cia agent. >> and o.j. trying to get a new trial. demanding an l.a. jury. >>> from california a relaxing day at the pool turned into terror when a bear decided to drop by. >> all that -- >> and he caught it! unbelievable unbelievable! >> to "duck dynasty." what exploded the show? >> people like ducks i guess. >> and all that matters. >> counselled an entire nation making house calls through the television. joyce brothers died. 85 years old. >> on "cbs this morning." >>> the irs apologized. now is to take the right lesson. >> wait a minute. i didn't realize apologies were sufficient in irs related issues. >> this morning's eye opener presented by prudential. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." good morning norah. >> good morning, charlie. >> a lot of news this morning. >> new information about the internal revenue service targeting conservative groups. president obama blasting those involved. steven miller is admitting mistakes were made. >> on friday he will be questioned by a house committee in congress. among those under scrutiny for what he didn't t
diplomat russia claims is a cia agent. >> and o.j. trying to get a new trial. demanding an l.a. jury. >>> from california a relaxing day at the pool turned into terror when a bear decided to drop by. >> all that -- >> and he caught it! unbelievable unbelievable! >> to "duck dynasty." what exploded the show? >> people like ducks i guess. >> and all that matters. >> counselled an entire nation making house calls through the television....
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those were taken out after the cia wrote its initial draft. >> and then the cia wrote another draft -- >> based on input from the state department. >> but here's what i've been saying -- >> do you deny that? >> no, john. martha: all the amazing reporting fox news has done on this story, laying groundwork for this, taking a lot of heat for having gone out and continue to cover it and cover it and cover it. now you look at that exchange between jay carney and john karl. this situation has changed dramatically, brit. >> not at least because the john karl is a good member of the mainstream media and i added to the good work we've done and steve hayes at "the weekly standard" revealing there were 12 iterations of the talking points. at least jay carney's story about what happened, and the white house's involvement in ruins. i feel badly for jay. i've known him a long time. he is a nice guy. in his reporting days he was a solid reporter. now he is trying to sell this story still. i don't know whether, i mean, i guess if you want to be the press secretary you have to be willing to do things
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this has five reporters and an editor were an exclusive tip that the cia foiled an active terror thought in yemen tow coincide the death of osama bin laden. among the big issues here is the depth of the search. it was wide reaching and included home phones, cell
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diplomat that russia claims is a cia agent. this man caught with all kind of gear, naiveknifes, wigs, sun gl, and large sums of money. tell us more, phil. >> carol, the fsb made this announcement. they picked up this man, ryan fogle overnight and officially his job at the u.s. embassy, third secretary in the political department, but he really works for the cia. caught him in the act in trying to recruit a member of russia's special services and released a series of photos, which show the arrest and what they have caught him with. they show what they describe as special technical devices, written instructions to the man he was trying to recruit. large sum of cash as well as items which they say could be used to disguise someone's identity. look at the photos in convince, the before and after photos of the arrest show that the man they picked up, seems to have been wearing a wig beforehand and got him locked up in a room later on, not wearing a wig. we're told he has since been released and returned to the u.s. embassy, but the
diplomat that russia claims is a cia agent. this man caught with all kind of gear, naiveknifes, wigs, sun gl, and large sums of money. tell us more, phil. >> carol, the fsb made this announcement. they picked up this man, ryan fogle overnight and officially his job at the u.s. embassy, third secretary in the political department, but he really works for the cia. caught him in the act in trying to recruit a member of russia's special services and released a series of photos, which show the...
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after a meeting at the white house, deputy cia director michael morell scratched them out. he was worried naming the terror groups would unnecessarily influence the fbi investigation. the state department spokeswoman victoria nuland urged the threats be removed, worried that the information could be abused by members of congress. david petraeus wanted the warnings made public. in one e-mail he wrote, frankly, i would just as soon not use this then. the e-mails released to counter criticism from the republicans that the white house intentionally deleted the reference to al qaeda to spare president obama embarrassment during his re-election campaign. >> what i want is the truth. >> reporter: the e-mails seem to support the administration that they made few changes and didn't intend a coverup. the white house cleared quickly but the state has major concerns. >> suddenly three days ago, this gets spun up as if there is something new to the story. there is no there there. >> reporter: but even if the white house had little involvement, it does show an internal battle between the
after a meeting at the white house, deputy cia director michael morell scratched them out. he was worried naming the terror groups would unnecessarily influence the fbi investigation. the state department spokeswoman victoria nuland urged the threats be removed, worried that the information could be abused by members of congress. david petraeus wanted the warnings made public. in one e-mail he wrote, frankly, i would just as soon not use this then. the e-mails released to counter criticism from...
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senior administration officials, however, said it was deputy cia director mike morrell who actually made the changes by hand. the e-mails show that all 12 versions of the talking points said the attack was, quote, spontaneously inspired by protests in cairo, something that turned out not to be true. >> okay, jon, that is the irs controversy. the benghazi controversy and attorney general eric holder facing questions in this leak investigation whether the justice department went too far in seizing the phone records of the associated press. >> reporter: here at the white house you can tell there is a real concern about that. they have no control over that. they can't interfere with that investigation but the president has come out now to say he wants congress to pass a shield law which at least in theory could protect journalists from this in the future. >> overall the week started out so tough for the white house and you saw all that action yesterday. do they feel like they have this under control? >> reporter: i think they feel a lot better now than they did 24 hours ago, george. the resp
senior administration officials, however, said it was deputy cia director mike morrell who actually made the changes by hand. the e-mails show that all 12 versions of the talking points said the attack was, quote, spontaneously inspired by protests in cairo, something that turned out not to be true. >> okay, jon, that is the irs controversy. the benghazi controversy and attorney general eric holder facing questions in this leak investigation whether the justice department went too far in...